France's Green party initiates no-confidence vote over heatwave response
France's Green party has announced a no-confidence vote against the government over its handling of the recent extreme heatwave, which has caused approximately 1,000 excess deaths in France and over 1,300 across Europe.
France's Green party has announced a no-confidence vote against the government, citing its response to the recent extreme heatwave. This political development follows confirmation from France's National Public Health Agency of approximately 1,000 excess deaths between June 24 and 26. The World Health Organization estimates over 1,300 heat-related fatalities across Europe since June 21. Meanwhile, the heatwave has continued its eastward trajectory, prompting red warnings for extreme heat in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovakia. Germany also recorded a new national temperature high of 41.7°C on June 28 in Coschen, Brandenburg, surpassing previous records. Sources: Forbes Ukraine, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда, Громадське
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Earlier coverage
- Jun 30, 2026, 07:00 AM UTCEurope's extreme heatwave shifts east, causing further impacts
- Jun 29, 2026, 10:00 AM UTCEurope's heatwave causes infrastructure damage and animal deaths in Germany
- Jun 29, 2026, 07:30 AM UTCEurope's heatwave continues with excess deaths in France and new German temperature record
- Jun 29, 2026, 07:00 AM UTCEuropean heatwave causes excess deaths and new temperature records
- Jun 28, 2026, 07:00 PM UTCEurope's heatwave continues, setting new temperature records in Germany and Poland, and excess deaths in France
- Jun 28, 2026, 02:00 PM UTCFrance records excess deaths amid extreme heatwave